"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you" (2 Cor 13:13). When the priest greets the people at the beginning of Mass with these ...

A Springfield area church is asking organizations that work with Haitian residents to help pass out cards people can use to greet people in Creole. The cards say “Mwen byen kontan ou la. Kris la ...

Americans meeting each other on the street will typically begin their encounter with a friendly “hello,” a word probably derived from a German word used to hail a ferryman. But, in other language ...

DEAR ABBY: I take exception to your reply to “Minister’s Daughter, Cayucos, Calif.” (Sept. 8), who objected to the greeting and handshaking moment during church service that is dictated by the ...